How to Use gold standard in a Sentence

gold standard

noun
  • There are many—and maybe plump ripeness isn’t the gold standard.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2021
  • And my plan has been called the gold standard of putting people to work.
    — Time Staff, Time, 11 May 2019
  • For stressed, parched skin, this facial oil is the gold standard.
    — Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • These sleepbuds are my gold standard.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Look for gold standard science.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Judged by sales, the Prius is the gold standard of hybrid cars.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2020
  • But prenups themselves are not the only gold standard.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening.
    — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In fact, no poll (gold standard or non) has been released publicly in the last three weeks.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 8 May 2018
  • The Aces are the W’s gold standard in silver and black.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • Montana is kind of a gold standard in terms of river access.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • Her stories led me to believe that playing hard to get was the gold standard.
    — Courtney Kocak, latimes.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Nathan Lewis is the author of three books about gold standard systems.
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The issue with using outliers as the gold standard is twofold.
    — Grace Staberg, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2022
  • But for long-term dominance, the Bombers are the gold standard.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Kyle Busch has set the gold standard in more ways than just winning the most races this season.
    — Bob Pockrass, USA TODAY, 7 June 2019
  • The diagnostic gold standard is to culture it in a lab from a swab or to have a blood test.
    — Amy Bennett Williams, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • The Golden Arches have long been the gold standard of fast food.
    — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
  • But the gold standard of the seat-of-the-pants gardener is the volunteer seedling.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022
  • In the eyes of many, the Olympic Games and winning a gold medal is the gold standard in all of sports.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 28 July 2021
  • The Griffins, who have won three straight outright league titles since then, have been the gold standard in the league.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • For your down payment, 20% of the cost of the home is the gold standard but not always required.
    — Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • The Porsche 911 has long served as the gold standard against which all other sports cars are judged.
    — chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2021
  • In just as important a sense, not having a gold standard gave us Bitcoin.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Big top shows are the gold standard for Cirque du Soleil, and this time the gold is Aztec treasure.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 6 June 2019
  • The 7,430-yard Gold Course is pretty much the gold standard here.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • At the time, the B-52 bomber was the gold standard of aerial firepower.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The 60/40 portfolio was once the gold standard for buy-and-hold investors.
    — Artem Milinchuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
  • For two decades, Gonzaga has been the gold standard in the WCC.
    — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Since its founding in 1925, Le Creuset has been the gold standard of cookware.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping, 10 Nov. 2020

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